Newark, Delaware

Newark is a city in New Castle County, Delaware. It was founded by Scots-Irish and Welsh settlers in 1694, and it received a charter from King George II of Great Britain in 1758. It was the site of the Battle of Cooch's Bridge on 3 September 1777 during the American Revolutionary War, in which the American flag was flown for the first time. In 2016, Newark had a population of 33,398 people.